The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-12-15

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COLUMBIA, December 1O.-Tbe wo
oi the Legislature has progressed rapi
~ and satisfactorily for the past wee
Ihe more important measures acted ,
will now be noticed.
THE CRIMINAL, LAW
=. The bill to regulate the criminal ,,ro
hce in this State has passed the HnM, -"
ana Senate both and is now beforo ~
oenete Judiciary committee, who a,
considering &c the House amendment
tne following is the text of the bill os
oeonon l. That every Indictment sbo1
oe aeemed and adjudged sufficient m,
$oou IN law, which, in addition to spt
SinS !orth the time and place, as nos
proy!oed it 1y law, charges the crime snb
mor 'any 1an IN me language of the com
sou,o "]m or OF Inc statute prohibiting the
t1'n f1'e, & OF so plainly that the nature oi
stood. W oaSiiy under
Section 2. That every obieotion 70 onu
indictment for any defect annorort ~ "ny
Sue lace thereof shall be taken bv do
gniu1rer, or on motion to ouash snc,, ;r
9 uicSment before the jury shall be sworn IN
and not afterwards w '"orh'
:; Secuon .. That If there be any dofeot
III 1orm In any Indictment il shall len
competent for the Court before mhiaH
Inc case Is tried to amend the coil ~,
9lctment: Provided, such amcnJnoallt -
Goes not change the nature of the off,nno
charged; that if on tho trial of anv oaoo
tweon tmefe snau M appear to be any variance be-
and the A e1t8 eVidehce offered in proof
thereof, it shall be competent for the
Court before which the trial shall be had
to amend the said Indictment according
to the proof: Provided, such amendment
does not change tho nature of theoffence
charged; and after such amendment the
trial shall proceed in oil respects and
with the same consequence as if no vari-
ence had occurred, unless such amend
ment shall operate as q surprise to the
defendant, in which case the defendant
shall be entitled upon demand to con-
tinuance of the cause.
Section 4. That in any plea of autre
fois acquit or autre fois convict it shall
be sufficient for any defendant to state
that he has been lawfully acquitted or
convicted as the case may be, or the
offence charged in the Indictment.
Section 5. That every Indictment for
murder shall be deemed and adjudged
sufficient and good in law, which in ad-
dition to setting forth the time and
place, together with n plain statement,
divcstcd of all useless phraseology, of
the manner in which the death Of the
deceased was caused, charges that the
defendant did feloniously, wilfully and
Of his malice aforethought kill and muir
der the deceased.
Section 6. That in all cases whatso-
ever in which it shall be necessary to
make any averment in auy Indictment as
to any instrument, whether the same
consists wholly or in part of writing,
print or figures, shall be sufficient to de-
scribe such instrument by any name or
designation by which the same may be
usually known OF by the purport thereof,
end in such manner as to sufficiently
ontify such instrument without set
jng out any copy or fac simile of the
'7hole or any part thereof.
Section 7. That in any indictment for
perjury it shall not be necessary to set
forth more than tho substance of the
Doth and the fact concerning which the
perjury is alleged to have bee-l com
mitt-I.
Section 8. That any person or persons
who shall be arraigned for the crime ot
murder, manslaughter, burglary, arson
rape or grand larceny shall be entitled
to peremptory challenges not exceeding
ten; and the State in such cases shall bt
entitled to peremptnry challenges no
exceeding five; and any person or per
sons who shall be indicted for any Grim,
or offence, other than those enumerated
above, shall have the right to perempto
ry challenges not exceeding five, and til,
State in such cases shall be entitled t.
peremptory challenges not exceeding
two. But no right to stand aside Juror
shall b. allowed to the State in any cas-
whatsoever: Provided, that in no cas-
where there shall be more than ono dc
fendant jointly tried, shall more tha
twenty peremptory challenges be allow
ed in oil to the defendants.
Section 8. Nothing in this Act cor
tanned shall apply to any case where a
Indictment has already been found an
the case is actually pending.
Section 10. That all Acts and parts {
Acts inconsistent with this Act are horeb
repealed.
The bill to provide for the paymel
by the State of the expenses of all pro
ecutions in criminal cases, caused col
considerable discussion, participated
by several members, Colonel Haske
leading the fight against the bill and M
Rankin defending it. Finally it was il
definitely postponed by q vote of
to 45.
The next bill taken up was tho OF
amending the General Statutes in rel
ton to liens on buildings and land
Several speeches were made on tho bi
and the debate was long and interostin
After every feature had been fully al
freely discussed it was indefinitely pol
poned.
Numerous bills have passed their thi
readings, among which-the bill to pu
ish cock-fghting within three miles
any chartered institution in this State.
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
There was some discussion on the /
(by DR.. Lee, of Charleston,) to ame
the law as to the carrying of conceal
weapons, making tho offence felor
Dr, Lee supported his bill in an al
argument and was seconded by ]
Pope, Of NeWberrY, Mr.. Boozer,